Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-05
CHARLESTON'S CIRCUS.
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION WITHOUT
CHANGE.
The Prohibition Amendment Probably Lost In tia
Senate by Il to 7-SeOtt IS Assent and Nc
CalhstsT Not YOdng-fhe Announcement
Of The Vote Postponed Till To-Day.
speetal Ttaeaam % he Reqist.r.

neT, Newman, Brown, Snyder, Wilson,
Harris and ]. j. Davis one each.
RAIDS AND GREENBACKERs CAUCUS.
The Republicans and Greenbackers met
in caucus in the Supreme Court chamber
TO night and were in session over two
hours, during which time your correspond
ent, from an elegant seat in the chimney,
secured partial report of the proceedings.
Senators Snyder, WoOdyard and Morrison
and Delegate Toler did not partie-
| ipate and were conspicuous by
their absence Judge Maxwell was
/ selected rs chairman. Considerable talk was
indulged in before getting down 10 the
point, where Delegate Holmes, of HaTi-
son, thought it was about time to stop
giving complimentary votes and get down
| TO business. There was considerable talk
about complimentary vOtesand who should
be cOmplimented and who should not.
| / think General Duyal WAS talked
of as possible compliment
airy. But Delegate Holmes thought
it was time to select caucus nominee
until further developments. In the fur
ther discussion about the complimentary
votes Senator Carr thought that DIR. 4. X.
Barbee ought to be complimented, but he
did not want the complimentary business
| all done at this one time. The caucus
/ thought they could get three votes to-
morrow, one for GOtf, one for PierpOnt and
one Tor Barbee. Carr said he did not want
complimentarie5 to come all Mt once and
look like bundle OF chaff gatheredup and
/ thrown OIL. lie thought next week
would do fOr Barbee say Wednesday Al
/ ter much more talk three Or four ballots
were taken. Ed. Wiley, Cot, Flick,
Barbee, Hubbard and Hutchinson were
voted for, and 1t is reasonably certain that
the nomination was given to
GOFF OR WILEY,
with chances in favor OF Goff. A letter was
read from Waitman Il. Wiley, thanking
! the members for their votes for him. He
said the nomination in the first place was
entirely unlocked for, and while he un-
derstOOd il was only complimentary
vote, he held all those who voted for him
in high esteem lapplause). 1t is is not
| known what those who remained out Of
! the caucus tonight will do, but
Int is understood they will vote with their
party, hut do not consider themselves rs
| bound by ;he decision reached tonight.
/ The prUpTiety Of another caucus for next
! Wednesday night was discussed but your
correspondent failed to get the conclusion
| reached, about pound OF SCOT getting IN his
ears about that time and cutting off further
hearing.
| PROHIBITION PROBABLY LOST.
The prohibition amendment came up
Tor final passage this morning, and vote
| resulted as follows, without discussion:
| The ayes were: Arnold, Bond, Brown,
/ Carr, Dawson, FuTb2e, Gwiun, Maxwell,
| Miuear, Morris, Morrison, McCreery,
Snyder, Swecuy, SwItler, Van Pelt and
WOOdyard-lT.
The noes were: Price (President),
| FiournOy, Gettinger, OXley, Price Of
| MaTshall SOmmeryille and Unger-T.
Messrs. Scott and McCalllstcr were
absent, aud not voting.
| On motion Of Mr.. Morris. the announce
rurut of the vote WAS postponed until to-
morrow al IL a. N. Senator McCallister
/ did not vote, and rs it requires eighteen
votes to carry the amendment, therefore
| he can decide whether or not the question
shall be submitted to vote of the people.
| Bnth sides have been claiming his vote.
To INVESTIGATE THE SCHOOL BOOK CON
TRACTS.
| The following Joint resolution, which was
heretofore presented to the Senate, though
in different form, passed that body to-
| day unanimously:
! ResOlred by the Legislature Of West Virginia:
That 4 Joint committee, consisting of
three members of the Senate and four
member- Of the House OF Delegates, he APP
/ pointed To Investigate the matter OF the
| letting of contracts for the supply of school
/ books by the former State Superintendent
/ Of Free Schools, and to ascertain and re-
/ port whether or not the prices paid for
such books is not excessive Of eXhOrbitant.
Said committee shall have power to send
| lOr persons and papers.
HUBBARD INSTEAD OF LOGAN.
| The Senate to-day agreed to the House
amendment, substituting the name Of w.
| z. Hubbard for that of DIR. Logan on the
Insane Asylum Investigating Committee.
| The Committee Is composed of w. L.
| Hubbard, Dr. A. r. Barbee, DIR. Daily,
Dr. Summers and JOS. Spriggs.
Senator FlournOy raised the point Of or
der to-day on the question that il re-
quired majority OF all the members
elected to pass bill. The President de-
cided against the point, ruling that ma
ioTity of quorum was sufficient.
The House again considered Delegate
1 Peck's bill to increase the State taA for
| free school purposes To - cents on the
| hundred dollars valuation of real and per
SOnal property. Lucas, with view Otde
teating the bill, moved to increase to b
cents, but the motion did not prevail.
| Delegate Gleason moved to strike out p
cents and insert 10, which OccasiOned con-
siderable discussion, participated in by Rag
land, Chew, Gleason, Raymond and Lucas
for, and Peck, Kidd, GOrrell and Toler
against the proposed reduction. The House
| had not voted ON the question ut the time
Of adjournment.
| Mr.. Woods introduced in the House to-
day bill, 295, extending the rights of iu-
cOrpOrated companies not engaged in man
/ uiacturing so rs to allow them TO hold stock
| IN other companies of like character.
5. h. %, providing for the study in the
public schools Of the State of the effects of
alcohol and narcotics on the human system,
was passed in the House to-day.
Capt Mat 5. Hughes, of Grcenbrier,
and ex-senator LObban, of Monroe, are
among the late arrivals.
John Howard, OF the Secretary of States
Office, WAS granted a license to practice
law by the County Court.
City Assessor Phillips is down here again
giving the Ohio county delegation some
pointers on taxation and finance.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
II the Deadlock Runs Through the session.
A Republican Scheme.
Special TlsgrlR 90 TIE RsQiSter.